Manitoba former ice hockey team
The Winnipeg Rangers were a Canadian junior hockey team in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and the second team to use this name . This version of the Rangers won two Turnbull Cups (1961–62 and 1965–66).
The team was founded in 1956 , but after one season in Winnipeg , the Rangers moved to Brandon due to lack of ice availability. Soon after, the team moved to Transcona (now part of Winnipeg). In 1959, the name changed back to the Winnipeg Rangers.
On March 18, 1966 at the Winnipeg Arena , the Rangers won the Turnbull Memorial Cup as MJHL champs.
Notable Rangers players included Butch Goring , Chuck Lefley , Terry Ball , and Bryan Lefley .
During the summer of 1967, a community-minded sports group purchased the Rangers from Ben Hatskin . The team was relocated to St. Boniface where they became the St. Boniface Saints . The franchise exists today as the Virden Oil Capitals .
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs
1956-57
29
7
21
1
-
95
203
15
3rd MJHL
1957-58
30
10
20
0
-
128
193
20
4th MJHL
1958-59
32
10
19
3
-
110
166
23
4th MJHL
1959-60
32
10
21
1
-
100
144
21
4th MJHL
1960-61
32
21
11
0
-
157
120
42
2nd MJHL
Won League
1961-62
40
16
20
4
-
128
150
36
4th MJHL
1962-63
40
11
25
4
-
141
196
26
5th MJHL
1963-64
30
15
12
3
-
120
91
33
3rd MJHL
1964-65
45
21
18
6
-
202
170
48
2nd MJHL
1965-66
48
27
16
5
-
219
186
59
1st MJHL
Won League
1966-67
57
34
19
4
-
263
201
74
3rd MJHL
See also
External links
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